Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-26
Application tor . Patent.
Notice No. ia.
UNITED States LAND OFFICE,
Boise City, Idaho, June 81, 1887.

bolse Slty, luuho, june ~, 1901
Notice Is hereby given that the Elmira
Silver Mining Company, By John Brown,
lis President aud General Manager, whose
post Office address IS Banner, Boise coun-
ty, Idaho territory, has made application
for United States patent for the Banner
lode mining claim and mill site, situated
in Banner Mining District, Boise County,
Idaho Territory, consisting Of fifteen hun
bred (l500) linear feet Of the lode, and sur.
face ground six hundred (600) feet wide,
being Lot No. 81 A and acres of non
mineral land not contiguous to said lode,
for mill site, being Lot No. 81 B, and
described In the field notes and plat Of the
official survey on file in this Office. with
magnetic variation at 10 degrees and 30
minutes East, rs follows, In effect substan-
TALLY and correctly;
Sand mining claim commencing at the
stake or post on which Is posted the no
tice OF relocation. at point 100 feet in a
westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said lode, known as the old Banner shaft
or discovery shalt, and running thence in
an easterly direction 1900 feet to similar
stake or post on the line of said lode,
marked East Center Stake" together
with 600 feet In width the entire length OF
said claim, being 800 feet in width ON each
side from the center or middle of said
lode ut the surface Said surface ground
being marked and described Is follows. IN
effect: Commencing ut point $3.50 feet
from United States mineral monument
No. /, In direction north 81 degrees, 0d
minutes cast therefrom, the property be.
ing on unsurveyed land--being cor. No
l, running thence south Ia degrees, "a
minutes east 900 feet to post marked
-. W." being cor. No. ., and passing
through, Mt distance Of 300 feet from the
original starting point, the west end cen.
ter post or stake on which is posted the
original notice of relocation by the Ell.
mira silver Miuing Company, thence
north II degrees % minutes east, 1900 feet
TO post marked -. E." being cor. No.
s, thence north IA degrees, "a minutes
west, across the east end center post OF
stake 600 feet to post marked IN. E.
being cor. No. 4, thence south n degrees
23 minutes west 1900 feet to post mark.
ed IN. W." which is the place Of begin.
ming, containing an area of 20 5000
acres. This location also covers and In.
cludes what is known as the Big Crop
pings, and said mine or Banner lode be
Ing situated about thirty miles IN north
about one mile in northeasterly direc.
ton from the steam quartz mill owned by
the Elmira Silver Mining Company. Al
80 the Mill SITE on which stands the
Banner mill, and known Us the Banner
mill site, located In triangular shape
| Immediately above what was formerly
called Wolverine Gulch, and Smiths
Fork, and between them, described as fol
lows: Beginning Mt a point 1896 feet
| from United States mineral monument
No. 1, in direction theyefrom south 81
deg. 81 minutes east, thence running south
90 degrees, 10 minutes east, 574.5 feet To 9
post, cor. No. 4, thence north 80 degrees
03 minutes west 700 feet TO post at the
junction of the right fork of Bear creek
with the main creek, cor. No. l. running
thence north a5 degrees So minutes cas-
4A0 feet TO a post, cor. No. Q. thence north
81 degrees east 1855 feet to post, cor. No
8, which Is the place OF beginning; EN-
bTacing an area of FIVE acres. The nortl
line of said mill site being 3,9507 feet dis
tant from the northwest corner, or cor
No of said Lot No. 81 A, the Banner
lode surface ground, In direction soutl
| So degrees 10 minutes 80 seconds ives,
| therefrom; all corners of claim being al
80 marked U. s. L. 81 A, and ali corner
of mill site marked U. s. l.. 81 B. in add
ton to No. of corner.
| The said mining claim and mill site be
ing Of record in the Office of the Count
Recorder Of said mining district at Idah
City, in boise County, Idaho Territory
The nearest known location being the ST
yer Chief lode or claim, which joins til
SAID Banner lode and claim ON the west.
i Any aud all persons claiming adversel
any portion of the said Banner lode mil
ing claim or surface ground, or The mi
site aforesaid, are required to file their az
verse claims thereto with the Register I
the United States Land Office, at Bots
City, Idaho Territory, within the sixt
days publication hereof, or they will
barred by virtue Of the prdvisionscf y